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As much as I like McCain, his Military record of service and his dedication to this country; he is still a flip flopper.  Obama … well, as much as I admire his charisma and charm; he is also a flip flopper.  Let’s face it. All politicians are flip floppers – moderates, republicans, democrats, liberals, and conservatives. [...]

Boy are we in a world of hurt after 8 yrs of Obama, and a very lame duck Republican Party for at least 08, 09 and possibly 2010, if conservative don't get the NeoCon libs out of Repub Party.Liberty Central- Conservatism's Blog of Choice

Here are two pages, very similar, for comparing and contrasting the Democratic Party and the Republican Party: **Democrats and Republicans - Wide Rule Paper** **Democrats and Republicans - Wide Rule Paper, turned landscape**

A lot of conservatives from across Indiana are interested in not just winning back the US Congressional Seats we lost in 2006, but also our state’s House of Representatives, which we tragically lost as well. I’ve written before that thanks to the immediate results of Governor Mitch Daniels’ amazing first term, Indiana has faired somewhat better [...]

Historically when times are not good in this country the blame tends to fall on the party that holds the White House.With the terrible economic news of factory closings in the heartland, and numbers on home foreclosures, joblessness and gas prices heading upward everyday, many folks in this country are feeling pretty dissatisfied.According to a recent Pew Research poll measuring the attitudes of t

University of Maine Professor Mark Brewer coins a new term in the fresh issue of York Weekly. And he's onto something.Don't get us wrong: In this blog's first post, we argued that Sen. Snowe has done more than her share of Bush-enabling over the years. And we still believe that.But Maine's senior senator has carved out a niche as that rare Republican who is willing--at least occasionally--to buck

Even though it was inevitable that the Democrats would get the cloture vote that Harry Reid was seeking on the Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 (aka: Housing Bailout Bill), I have to admit that I was quite surprised to see it get the overwhelming support that it did. The final vote on H.R. 3221 was 83 [...]

1)War - John McCain wants to fight in Iran, Iraq, and other places far, far away.  I will declare war against Canada.  Our soldiers will fight from 9-5 Monday-Friday and come home every night.  Fighting close to loved ones is better for a soldier’s morale. 2)Gas Prices - I would retrofit pick-up trucks so a cow [...]

John McCain and the Republicans acted as if they were shocked when Barack Obama decided to forgo the $84 Million in public financing for the perhaps $500 million he will be able to raise instead (apparently, all from poor guys unable to pay their health insurance or adjustable mortgages [sic]).The clincher for McCain, apparently, was that Barack had given his word.Huh? Since when is the word of a

The discovery of a disturbing drawing that might be the work of Michelle Obama while she was in the second grade has Republicans expressing doubts about Mrs. Obama's qualifications to be first lady.The drawing shows military tanks, mortars, and Jeeps interspersed with children in a haphazard fashion.McCain adviser Randy Scheunemann, in a hastily called news conference, stated. "While this drawing

In the ultimate flip flop, Juan McSame and the Republicans, have done a complete 360 on an Issue. Offshore Oil Drilling. This is from the same party, who highlighted John Kerry on a wind sail, which was flipping back and forth, and they used that, as one of the biggest examples of his leadership. This is the same party which claims that "staying the course" and not giving up, in Iraq, is the only

John McCain and President Bush have cake for John McCain’s birthday in the hours after Hurricane Katrina hit land. As President Bush’s approval rating sinks to a dismal 24%, gas prices are soaring, the housing market is waiting in the morgue for burial, and political progress in Iraq is proving more difficult to find than the Weapons of [...]

According to a survey with an unfortunately low sample size, 74% of Congressional Republicans don’t believe in global warming while 95% of Democrats do. features.csmonitor.com Tags: democrats, global warming, iron Related Posts John Coleman: Global Warming Causes High Gas Prices (0) How Gore Made Global Warming a Mainstream Crisis (0) Republican Golfers “Stupid” on G

John McCain has a problem with Republicans. His campaign has thrown a curve ball to the GOP, which has been vocal in its past criticism of him. Nonetheless, their comments are telling of personal opinions of the Arizona Senator. One of the best quotes: "His temper would place this country at risk in international affairs, and the world perhaps in danger. In my mind, that should disqualify him."

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"Log Cabin is busy making preparations for the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis – St. Paul on Sept. 1-4.Are you going to the convention as a delegate or alternate delegate? We are keeping a list of openly gay & lesbian delegates and alternate delegates. Please let us know if you are a delegate or alternate so we can make sure not to leave anyone out. jlasalvia@logcabin.orgWe are

Yesterday the Republicans blocked a measure by Democrats to impose a 25% tax increase on BIG OIL. This is good news for the American people. If the cost of oil companies doing business went up 25% than the price of oil would have risen 25%. It is simple economics. Democrats are simply playing a political game, they [...]

This is the short of it folks and why should the oil companies who have enjoyed record profits on the backs of working people and poor of this country not have to pay a little out of their loot? The argument my friends is simply this; The GOP answered back simply this; It would ultimately hurt us the average Americans, somehow they figure that taxing record profits on big oil would hurt us.One of

As Fred Barnes spelled out so clearly, in his column- Fuelish Democrats, the leftards have given the GOP an opening you could sail a barge through, untouched.Democrats are not being blamed for causing the price of gasoline to reach $4 a gallon, at least by the public and at least for now. Where Democrats have stumbled embarrassingly is in their campaign to persuade the public that the American oil

I’m in DC today and it seems like everyone is talking about how McCain is trying to distance himself not just from Bush, but from the congressional Republicans as well. Look at that headline: “McCain snubs President Bush’s fundraising dinner.” And that June 18 event is one of the biggest Republican fundraising events of the [...]

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You know, I see crap like this here, and I just get inspired to remind these Neo-Conservative idiots of the truth. The lies in this video are quite humorous, Yes, the surge worked, militarily (when there's no suicide bombers!) . But the Government is still in disagreement, they've made zero progress. and so, having said that, I present a video, that I put back on youtube, after it was removed,

- Scott Miller Senator Tom Coburn wrote a great piece in the Wall Street Journal that mirrors much of what conservatives have been saying for a long time now… Republicans have betrayed their base. This from Senator Coburn: Republicans Are in Denial As congressional Republicans contemplate the prospect of an electoral disaster this November, much is being written about [...]

According to the Washington Blade:"The Log Cabin Republicans, a national gay group, announced its first wave of endorsements for incumbent candidates in the House and Senate Tuesday.The organization endorses the following candidates for re-election: Senators Gordon Smith (R-Ore.)Susan Collins (R-Maine) Rep Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.)Rep Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)Rep Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.)Rep Christoph

Democrats are poised to pick up as many as 12 new seats in the Senate is 2008, largely to the credit of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Which seats are in play, and why Obama is having a larger-than-expected impact.read more | digg story

After three straight special election losses, a President with a 28% approval rating, and an outlook for the November elections that is on the dark side of bleak, you would think that Republicans might consider working together to limit their losses. Nope. The second option is to blame each other, and attack each other so that any hope that they may have disappears into the ideological night. Bing

The House Republican Party's solution to energy independence is "increased drilling in the outer continental shelf, tapping into domestic oil share reserves and once again calling for drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge." The GOP’s strategy is shortsighted and doesn't promote natural resource conservation. The House Republican Party argues if China can drill for oil off Cuba then A

It looks like the GOP in Washington are starting to hear the noise. They’re finally doing something to regain the confidence of the Conservative base. A supposed new manifesto is due including: a Constitutional limit on federal spending new simplified income tax alternative (flat tax??) proposal to require recipients of food stamps or housing aid to [...]

The Republicans Party in Nueces County is doing their best to attack State Reps. Juan Garcia (D-Corpus Christi) and Abel Herrero (D-Robstown) in hopes of damaging the pair in anticipation of the November general election. And, as usual, the GOP’s smear tactics have backfired in fine fashion. The Nueces County GOP sent out a mailer in Nueces County demanding that Garcia and Abel return contri

What the GOP doesn’t seem to realize, because they are idiots, is that “the change you deserve” is the registered advertising slogan of Effexor XR. … also known as Venlafaxine, is approved for the treatment “of depression, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and panic disorder in adults.”read more | digg story

The Republicans are doing what the Democrats did in 2004 and 2000, navel grazing and hand wringing. As I have said previously on this Blog. The Republicans have no one to blame for abject failure their party, for the departure of their principles of old, for the Christianizing of their party, for the election of a Rockefeller type of Conservative President, which has plunged this country into a Pi

The proportion of Americans who say that the earth is getting warmer has decreased modestly since January 2007, mostly because of a decline among Republicans, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center.   That puts most Republicans at odds with their standard-bearer, President George W. Bush, and with GOP presidential contender Sen. John McCain. Both men said this week global w

Congressional Republicans Respond to House Vote on Iraq Supplemental - FULL STREAMING VIDEO. House Minority. Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and other House Republicans conduct a press conference to respond to a vote in the House defeating legislation that would have provided an additional $162.5 Billion in funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Press Release: From the Office of the House Republi

There's a big flap today about President Bush's remarks in the Israeli Knesset to the effect that Obama is an appeaser a la American isolationists pre-World War II. The controversy hinges on the following quote from Bush: "Some seem to believe we should negotiate with the terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along. We have heard this fo

John McCain and a host of other Republicans have refused to support the Jim Webb G.I. bill (s.22) that would grant members of the military, once they left the armed forces, the same benefits that were received by those who served during and after World War II. While Webb will try to add the bill to the Iraq-Afghanistan supplemental appropriations bill, the Republicans tried a sneak attack by tryin

"There is no district that is safe for Republican candidates," said Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, who pointed out the historic nature of Democrats' performance this year, noting it's been three decades since Democrats last won three new seats in special elections.

  John McCain gave a speech today on global warming that sent shivers up and down my spine, and not good shivers either. John McCain has jumped aboard the global warming alarmist bandwagon, and has hitched his horse to the came carriage as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. This is just another issue where he is [...]

Another blogger writes, "Every single one of these hundreds of emails, ostensibly sent by dozens of different people, all come to my Republican-only email address -- which means they're either being sent by GOP workers, or (pretend this is a meaningful difference) Republican Party membership roles are sold, leased, or loaned to people who send these email lies." The most consistent lie: Obama is a

I am serious. They really did. Republicans Vote Against Moms; No Word Yet on Puppies, Kittens:It was already shaping up to be a difficult year for congressional Republicans. Now, on the cusp of Mother's Day, comes this: A majority of the House GOP has voted against motherhood. On Wednesday afternoon, the House had just voted, 412 to 0, to pass H. Res. 1113, "Celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother's Day," when Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.), rose in protest. "Mr. Speaker, I move to reconsider the vote," he announced. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), who has two young daughters, moved to table Tiahrt's request, setting up a revote. This time, 178 Republicans cast their votes against mothers.Yup... you read that correctly. 178 Republican

If you thought that right-wing, anti-tax Republicans would temper their desire to see the bogus concept of “property tax relief” move forward in light of recent media coverage showing it to be nothing more than a high-dollar tax shift, think again. None other than former State Rep. Talmadge Heflin, now the director for the Center for Fiscal Policy, we see exactly where the Republicans’ priorities lie: “Regardless what the surplus amount winds up being come January, the two iron-clad priorities for those funds are to fund the continuation of the 2006 property tax cut and to preserve the balance in the Rainy Day Fund. . .” No big surprise there. But, one must wonder: how long will Republicans in the Texas Legislature put property tax “relief” that mainly ben

An interesting post from Conservative Heritage Times. If you thought that Ron Paul's campaign had bitten the dust think again. All over the USA little pockets of Pauline political power are stirring the loins of Americans who want change. The CHT says "Kudos last night to North Carolina voters for nominating B.J. Lawson, a bonified Ron Paul Republican to the nomination for the 4th Congressional District and re-electing Walter Jones Jr. to the sixth CD. Jones was the only GOP member of Congress to endorse Paul for President".Jones’ election is important as it shows Republicans that oppose the war in Iraq, even in a district filled with military bases, do not have to face a political death sentence. Something that John McCain could well reflect on.Lawson says "Big government inevitably bec

  I know it has flown under the radar, and for good reason, but the Republicans also held primaries in Indiana and North Carolina today. You would think that because John McCain is the Republican nominee he would gather at least 90% of all Republicans who bothered to vote in an already decided primary. That [...]

Susan Cover is on the ground at the Republican convention in Augusta. Wonder how Sen. Collins' nod from Human Rights Campaign is playing with the delegates...UPDATE: Politicker ME is promising photos and video.

The Howey-Gauge Poll suggests that the Indiana Democratic primary will be decided by independents and Republicans as Democrats are evenly split, with independents favoring Obama and Republicans backing Clinton: There appears to be two kinds of Republicans: the “Obamacans” as the Illinois senator likes to call them - earnest Republicans deeply disappointed in their own party’s [...]

Last week I received a very interesting invitation from some members of the Log Cabin Republicans. They asked me if I could join them for lunch last Friday so they could explain why, I as a Gay businesswoman, should support the Republican Party in the 2008 presidential race.I know what everyone is thinking; how can a Gay women, even think she could support a party that has pretty much ignored her as a real person? And that is a very good question, but I must concede that on some points such as the Republican Parties position on limited government, strong national defense, free markets, low taxes, personal responsibility, and individual liberty, I tend to agree with them.Also the lunch meeting was being held at Ruth Crisps Steakhouse, which in all probability has the finest Filet Mignon in

On Friday, anti-war protester and overall annoyance Cindy Sheehan officially began the process to be a candidate on the ballot in California’s 8th Congressional District, covering most of San Francisco City and County. If you’re one of the few Republicans living in this area (I met a few of you), the national party needs [...]

Here’s an interesting question that came up last evening in a discussion about a possible McCain-Huckabee ticket. Historically speaking, how often does a political party win the White House in three or more consecutive elections? Well, let’s break this down by party. Political Party Streaks of 2 Streaks of 3 Streaks of 4 Streaks of 5 Streaks of 6 Streaks of 7 Republican [...]

“They’re not listening to me because they’re out of touch with reality and the Republican Party. We are the party of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan and this kind of campaigning is unacceptable. I’ve done everything that I can to repudiate and to see that this kind of campaigning does not continue.” –John McCain [...]

Former State Senator, Slade Mead, recently took some time away from encouraging people to help him get the statement “His political future is uncertain” removed from his Wikipedia entry to focus on his new endeavor: a blog on Arizona politics.His new blog is titled “The Dry Heat” is starting to create a buzz among many in the political community. The name of the blog, a play on the state’s weather, actually refers to the amount of friction that is created when Mead excitedly rubs his hands together as he thinks about all of the Republicans he now gets to openly criticize.“Oh those crazy Republicans,” writes Mead, “What will they think of next. You know I was registered as one, but I never really thought like them. It was all just pretend.”The Republican turned Democratic

There are two stories behind the Pennsylvania Primary this morning. The obvious is the one that Senator Hillary Clinton got her double digit victory over Democratic rival, Senator Barack Obama, last night. The final count was 55% to 45%. Technically speaking, that counts as a “landslide” victory (anything over 7% is called [...]

I’d like everyone to meet Luke Puckett. He’s running for Congress in Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District, right next door to me in District 1. I wrote earlier about seeing former Representative Chris Chocola lose this seat in 2006 to Joe Donnelly (D) and what a profound effect it had on my views of [...]

Those old enough to remember World War II will never forget the gallant Filipino soldiers who stood shoulder to shoulder with their American comrades in the bitter fight on Bataan and then endured the horrible death march conducted by the Japanese troops. Apparently, Republican senators have no such memories as they fight bitterly against proposals [...]

Click here to check outThe Northwest Indiana Republican Meetup! Thanks for patronizing this blog. I’m starting the first Northwest Indiana Republican Meetup Group that covers all five counties of Indiana’s first Congressional District. While the southern counties tend to lean more conservative, the demographics are shifting quickly and the liberals from Chicago and Lake County are [...]

Among our many victories in 2004 was the victory of Republican candidate John Thune over then-Democratic Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle. I still consider Senator Thune’s victory in that race one of the most defining of the entire election cycle, every bit as important as the re-election victory of President Bush over Senator John [...]

Just when I thought that there was no Alaskan who could be less of a fiscal conservative than Senator Ted Stevens, the pitfalls of another Alaskan, Congressman Don Young are brought back into the spotlight, this time with the likely prospect of intervention from the Department of Justice. Without a doubt, the actions of Congressman Young [...]

It doesn’t matter if you are a Democrat, Republican, or Independent. You may wonder if McCain will bring us endless wars, and you may wonder what Obama will do to Possibly related:Grand and Dignified Home in St. Paul MN is for Sale.

By Thomas Sowell Why would Senator McCain choose a venue where his rejection was virtually guaranteed? Not only did he not get his message out, the message that came out through the media is that this black audience rejected him, which is readily portrayed as if blacks in general rejected him.The Republican strategy for making inroads [...]

Glenn Greenwald Reports that The Hill is reporting the following: I'm still traveling and so have only a little bit of time to comment, but The Hill is reporting that the GOP is de-prioritizing their efforts to enact the Rockefeller/Cheney FISA bill: "House Republicans are poised to shift their focus from national security to the economy, hoping to rally opposition to what they claim are Democratic plans to raise taxes amid the economic downturn.   Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) is expected to announce Thursday that the House GOP floor emphasis will transition away from passing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and earmark reform to "stop the tax hike."" I tend to think that the Republicans, at least the ones in t

This has been building for some time now. The old guard is almost at an end on both sides of the aisle. Veterans of the War On Terror are seeking spots in government in record numbers from the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Bob Barr is a former Republican US Representative from the state of Georgia’s 7th Congressional District. He remained in office until 2003. Due to Gerrymandering, Barr’s District 7 most of its territory and much of Represenative John Linder’s (the guy who introduced the Fair Tax to the House floor) district was then incorporated [...]

In an exciting night for William & Mary College Republicans, new leadership was elected and they heard from one of their own, City Council candidate Matt Beato.  Following a successful  year of building up membership and attending exciting events under Chairman Stephen Salvato,  half of the 2008-2009 W & M CR executive board will be made [...]

Texas Republicans are calling to revoke the Cult of Scientology's recognition as a legitimate religion, and thus its entitlement to tax-exempt status. Wow, Republicans? Doing the right thing? Wait while I look out the window for flying pigs...read more | digg story

Some Democrats simply don't understand what it means to be an opposition party. Democratic congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, of Florida's 20th district, definitely doesn't get it. As co-chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's "Red-to-Blue Program," a program designed to "highlight top Democratic campaigns [who are challenging for Republican seats] across the country, and offer them financial, communications, and strategic support," Wasserman Schultz is supposed to be a partisan attack dog. That's her job, to seek out Democrats challenging for Republican seats and turn those seats from red to blue. Unfortunately, Debbie doesn't get it. You see, when three strong challengers from her home state, Annette Taddeo, Joe Garcia and Raul Martinez, decided to take on three i

Some partisans will oppose members of the other party regardless of what they say or believe. Others are willing to consider specific statements and perhaps even support members of the other party. Obama’s speech on race provides a good litmus test. Conservatives who attack the speech are likely to attack anything said by a Democrat [...]

Republicans and Democrats diverge on health care - Yahoo! News Clear differences appeared when the respondents were sorted by political party identification. Among Republicans, 68 percent said the United States is the best, compared to 32 percent of Democrats and 40 percent of independents.I don't find it in the least shocking that most Republicans are harboring the belief that the US has the best health care system in the world. It has been my experience that Republicans are more capable of maintaining an opinion in the face of contrary evidence longer than any group of people I have ever met. What's worse is their tendency to create new evidence to support their opinions when all the real evidence has failed them.The US health care system costs more money than any other industrialized

 and, naturally the Clinton supporters are not amused. The Story: Lanny Davis: Two Questions for Senator Obama (via The Huffington Post) 1. If a white minister preached sermons to his congregation and had used the "N" word and used rhetoric and words similar to members of the KKK, would you support a Democratic presidential candidate who decided to continue to be a member of that congregation? 2. Would you support that candidate if, after knowing of or hearing those sermons, he or she still appointed that minister to serve on his or her "Religious Advisory Committee" of his or her presidential campaign? In fairness to the Clinton camp, they've pretty much have been mum about the whole Obama/Wright story. But Lanny Davis did ask the question on his own.

The Boston Globe took a look at Republicans voting in Democratic primaries finding that, “For a party that loves to hate the Clintons, Republican voters have cast an awful lot of ballots lately for Senator Hillary Clinton.” While Obama received some votes from Republicans in early primaries who are likely to cross over and vote [...]

Here are the Porking Republicans that that voted against the Moratorium on Earmarks. Bennett (R-UT) $296.1 million 202/224-5444 Bond (R-MO) $529.9 million 202/224-5721 Brownback (R-KS) $365.6 million 202/224-6521 Bunning (R-KY) $23.7 million 202/224-4343 Cochran (R-MS) $977.7 million 202/224-5054 Coleman (R-MN)...

Have you seen the way FoxNews is raising Hell against Senator Obama over the controversial statements of his pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright? This has got to be the first time in the history of American politics that Republicans are worried about a Democrat who actually listens to pastor. Wasn’t it only last year [...]

On February 1st of this year, National Republican Campaign Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) abruptly released a statement about recently discovered "irregularities in our financial audit process." That was it: no details about whether money might have been stolen, just word that they'd seen fit to bring in the federal authorities. The details, as they've come, have been embarrassing for the

Senator John McCain barely won the Texas Republican Primary outright tonight, with 51.36 percent of the vote as former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee earned 37.63 percent of the vote. Although neither the national nor state media has mentioned this, this shows just how truly fractured the Republican Party of Texas is. Not only does the presumptive nominee barely get over 50 percent, but a radical, right-wing ultra-conservative former Baptist preacher captures nearly 40 percent of the vote though he has no chance to win the nomination. RACE NAME DELEGATES EARLY VOTES PERCENT TOTAL VOTES PERCENT President/Vice-President             Hugh Cort 0 594 0.10% 880 0.06%   Rudy Giuliani 0 2,532 0.46% 5,863 0.45%   Mike Huckabee 16 180,615 32.82% 49

Here is a portion of a piece found on the liberal blog Firedoglake, that I found amusing. It was a response to We Scream, We Swoon. How Dumb Can We Get? - By Charlotte Allen in the WaPo Typical liberal stereotypical evil right wing trash fest. In case you forgot this is the blog that produced this [...]

“When our constituents ask us to do something about gas prices, they don’t want us to raise them,” Mr. Herger said. “Yet by increasing taxes on U.S. energy manufacturers by more than $17 billion, this bill creates a significant disincentive for domestic production, decreasing our energy security and increasing our over-reliance on uncertain foreign supplies.” i’m [...]

Since Mitt Romney suspended his run for the White House and John McCain locked up the Republican nomination I have been hearing some disturbing grumblings from my right-winged brethren, they say that they cannot vote for McCain nor a democrat and thus, they will not vote at all in November.I was one of them, if you look around this blog you will find that we were driving the "McCain is a lying democrat" bandwagon, and hoping that all would hop on. I even said that I would have to consider an independent candidate to vote for. I have since taken a step back and looked at the big picture, I listened to my grandpa's advice when he said, "Drew, I hate to tell you buddy but your thinking is slightly flawed. Party trumps individual. I too prefer Romney over McCain, however if McCain wins we must

Rockstars ranging from Bruce Springsteen to Tom Petty to John Mellencamp have demanded that Republican candidates stop using their music in connection with their presidential campaign bids. While it’s obvious which celebrities oppose the Republicans in this election season, we were curious to find out which stars of rock music and country music actually support the [...]

It's an extraordinary headline, but what other conclusion can be drawn considering the GOP's current FISA talking points?Let me explain...Republicans say that if the massive data mining operatio- ahem, I mean Protect America Act expires, then Americans could be killed. The President himself started the ball rolling during his recent hissy fits over the expiration of the Protect America Act; The House's failure to pass the bipartisan Senate bill would jeopardize the security of our citizens. As Director McConnell has told me, without this law, our ability to prevent new attacks will be weakened. And it will become harder for us to uncover terrorist plots. We must not allow this to happen. It is time for Congress to ensure the flow of vital intelligence is not disrupted. It is time fo

Obama Adds Wins In Virginia, Marylandand the District of ColumbiaRepublicans and Barack Obama are far apart ideologically, but they have a common enemy: Hillary Clinton. This explains why many Republicans look kindly on Obama's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Republicans have two goals in the 2008 race. One is to retain the presidency. The other is to deny the Clintons--Hillary and Bill--another four (or eight) years in the White House.But there are three big primaries at the end of the process--Ohio and Texas on March 4 and Pennsylvania on April 22. In all three, Clinton starts with an advantage...Read Article... Politics Clinton Obama

The depressing war in Iraq continues and the news there, mostly unreported by the regular media continues to be, well, depressing. Services, such as food, garbage pick up, and epidemic continue to plague the war-ravaged nation. Read all the sad details today at Alternet. Those journalists who try to probe deeper are met with resistance. Onnesha Roychoudhuri reports on a newly published book by the late British journalist, James Cameron, which details through interviews the difficulties that journalists have had with this war in getting honest factual information. We get a good update on political affairs in Iraq from the Huffington Post and Max Bergman. And as we know, it's not very good.American Street linked to a rather humorous take on the CPAC meeting, going on now. Sadly, No! has an u

Well, the Republican party has had a few weeks to mess around, but now it's time to get down to business and elect both a conservative and someone who will hold the Republican party together.John McCain is NOT this person. He is a living, walking, talking joke (and liar) if he really thinks that he is a Republican. That is like saying that Rosie O'Donnell is lady-like ... or William Hung is a good singer... or that Roland Martin of CNN makes good points, doesn't have a weird head shape and isn't going bald ... man I hate that guy. The point is that McCain cares nothing for the Republican Party, and even less for the conservatives that make up the majority of its base. He is just using the party as a vehicle to prove to America that he isn't a failure (having lost past elections). He

I realize I spent a good bit of the week hammering on Mike Huckabee, and that stems solely from my general belief that he is not a true conservative. His past record alone on taxation and immigration do nothing but prove he's politics are pretty liberal at best.After writing maybe my third piece pretty much railing on him, it got me thinking, where are the true Republicans at? Where have they gone?It seems like to me the entire world has pushed more towards the center than the right like most liberals want to tell us.I look at the candidates in this race and I wonder what happened to guys like Barry Goldwater?The closest person we have to that style of conservatism is Fred Thompson, and thus far he has had a very lackluster showing, although that could certainly change.The thing that dis

AT THE ABCNEWS DEBATES... FOREIGN POLICY, IS ISSUE OF DEEP PASSION AND HEAVY COMPARISON. "There were times when we gave the world the impression that we were going to ignore what they thought or what they felt," said Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee of President Bush and his foreign policy. Huckabee was forced into defending his earlier remarks about the president, one of which called the president "arrogant". Huckabee even went so far as to attack Gov. Mitt Romney and said the former Massachussetts governor supported a 'timid withdrawal of U.S. troops' from Iraq.As usual McCain came out looking like the winner, at least on the foreign policy side of things, touting his initial calls for more U.S. troop deployment into Iraq, and his critisism of Rumsfeld. McCain even mentioned th

A Republican and a Democrat were walking down the street when they came to a homeless person. The Republican gave the homeless person his business card and told him to come to his business for a job. He then took twenty dollars out of his pocket and gave it to the homeless person. The Democrat was very impressed, and when they came to another homeless person, he decided to help. He walked over to the homeless person and gave him directions to the welfare office. He then reached into the Republican’s pocket and gave the homeless person fifty dollars. Now you understand the difference between Republicans and Democrats

Latest Findings From Washington Post-ABC News PollHuckabee: 35% - Romney 27%Huckabee's support in Iowa has quadrupled since the summer, while former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee have lost ground.Overall, with two weeks to go before the first-in-the-nation caucuses, Huckabee wins the support of 35 percent of likely Republican caucusgoers, just above Romney, the longtime Iowa front-runner, who takes 27 percent. For the first time in Post-ABC Iowa polling, no other candidate registered in double-digits.Read Article... Huckabee Romney Republican

That's according to a Pew Research study, which finds that while most acknowledge that the surge has managed so far to appreciably suppress sectarian and insurgent violence, many do not see a compelling reason to continue our present military commitments there.Two-thirds of Republicans (67%) currently favor maintaining troops in Iraq, little change from February (71%). Just 39% of independents and 21% of Democrats want to keep troops in Iraq.If these numbers are accurate, it adds another reason to be skeptical about the data we keep seeing from old-fashioned telephone polls that rank candidates. That 33% bloc of Republicans not in favor of maintaining troops in Iraq have only one candidate to turn to if they intend to vote in the GOP primaries.And let's not kid ourselves. If Republicans are to have a prayer in the general election the party will need to court Democrats as well as independents. Playing solely to the base will ensure a defeat. And yet apart from Ron Paul, all the othe

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In some ways I am really happy to see the rise of Huckabee in the Republican race as this is causing many conservatives to question the direction the party has moved. In the past Republicans such as Ronald Reagan have used the religious right to get votes but have typically only thrown them a few bones. Now that the religious right has become dominant in the party, many Republicans are questioning whether this is the direction they really want the party to move in. Peggy Noonan writes that the increased importance of religion in the Republican race is not progress. She writes: Christian conservatives have been rising, most recently, for 30 years in national politics, since they helped elect Jimmy Carter. They care about the religious faith of their leaders, and their interest is legitimate. Faith is a shaping force. Lincoln got grilled on it. But there is a sense in Iowa now that faith has been heightened as a determining factor in how to vote, that such things as executive ability, p

So some random website is reporting that Korean scientists have cloned cats but with a sciency twist. The twist? Obviously they made the cats glow in the dark. Now there’s every possibility that this is a hoax - most likely on the part of the internet, but it’s true that the Korean’s now have a track record of clone hoaxes. On the other hand I can now make my first lolcat. A momentous day is today. Having one of those cats around might be scary, you know, when they decide it’s time to jump on your head in the middle of the night. Not as scary as this, though… apparently there’s some new marketing technology that more or less projects voices directly into your brain. Granted, it’s better than mounting a loudspeaker on a billboard and blasting this to the world to see, but really… it seems somehow… not right. It will either make you watch TV or perhaps it will drive you into a crazy killing frenzy. One or the other. And speaking of